Nick Jr. (Australia and New Zealand)
| Nick Jr. | |
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| Launched | 1 April 1998 (block) 14 March 2004 (channel) |
| Owned by |
Foxtel Networks (35%) MTV Networks Australia (65%) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Audience share | 0.2% (November '05, web=[1]) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Australia |
| Sister channel(s) |
MTV MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV Hits MTV Music Nickelodeon |
| Website | www.nickjr.com.au |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 703 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 703 |
| Optus TV | Channel 703 |
| IPTV | |
| FetchTV | Channel 147 |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 703 |
Nick Jr. is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel launched it as a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by Foxtel Networks, under license from Viacom, and is also available on Optus Television and FetchTV.
Before Nick Jr. officially launched as a 24-hour TV channel, it was part of Nickelodeon's morning line-up which included such shows as Blue's Clues , Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer.
On 21 January 2004, Foxtel announced a brand new digital service along with new channel line-ups which included Nick Jr. and on 14 March 2004, Nick Jr. officially launched to be the first 24-hour Australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre-schoolers.
For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a 2-hour time slot on Nickelodeon in the mornings from 8:00am until 10:00am, but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel.
The channel used the new Nick Jr. logo from Friday 26 March 2010. From 2004 until 2010, the channel used a localised logo with two kangaroos with the tradition of 'Nick' (representing the adult) and 'Jr.' (as the child).
On 3 December 2013, Nick Jr. became available on Foxtel's streaming service Foxtel Go.
On 1 January 2014, Nick Jr. launched on Australian IPTV provider FetchTV.
The channel aired for a time as a 2-hour block in the afternoons on Sky Television in New Zealand, until this ceased in 2013.
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